El Cajon, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for El Cajon, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 165,433. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet EL-CAJON-CA · El Cajon, CA 3 ZIPs · 165,433 pop · #8002/25278 · San Diego County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP
- INC-HIGH $84,006
- RANK-UPPER #8002/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Oceanside
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 55% owners
- POP-MID 165,433
- SPREAD-MOD 92021→92019
- HOME-TOP $742,133
Nearest income peer: Oceanside, CA (+ $7,860 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around El Cajon
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest El Cajon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- National City · lowest
National City · lowest
$66,426 median HH income
- El Cajon · this city
El Cajon · this city
$84,006 median HH income
- Oceanside · near
Oceanside · near
$91,866 median HH income
- Vista · near
Vista · near
$96,977 median HH income
- Escondido · near
Escondido · near
$100,933 median HH income
- Encinitas · highest
Encinitas · highest
$158,507 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, El Cajon, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 32%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 165,433
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $84,006
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 92021 (65,068 residents). Household income $84,006 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,998 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, Cobb is the closest lower-income city and Hidden Valley Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for El Cajon.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside El Cajon differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in El Cajon: $74,013 in ZIP 92021 to $101,973 in 92019. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 5.1 points
92021 to 92019
92021 to 92020
92019 to 92021
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
El Cajon residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns El Cajon: the largest, 92021, is only about 39% of 165,433 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in El Cajon
Citywide ZBP: 4,083 establishments, 51,363 employees , annual payroll $2,757,484k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92020 (1,964 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (650) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in El Cajon, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in El Cajon. See the San Diego County roll-up →
El Cajon sits in the lower half of San Diego County on income: San Diego, Chula Vista and Oceanside report more, and only National City reports less. Encinitas marks the far end of that range at $158,507, 89% above El Cajon.
Side-by-side: Compare 92021 vs 92020 →
El Cajon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving El Cajon, .